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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnégligent
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ne.ɡli.ʒɑ̃/
"Il a été négligent en oubliant ses clés."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
"It was careless of him to leave the front door unlocked." - 2
Done or made without sufficient care or attention.
"A careless mistake on the financial report caused major delays."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'carleas', combining 'caru' (sorrow, anxiety, care) and the suffix '-leas' (less, lacking). Over time, the meaning evolved from 'free from care or sorrow' to its contemporary definition of lacking attention, caution, or thoroughness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Careless" is said worldwide
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négligent
Transliteration: /ne.ɡli.ʒɑ̃/
"Il a été négligent en oubliant ses clés."
fahrlässig
Transliteration: /ˈfaːɐ̯ˌlɛsɪç/
"Sein fahrlässiges Verhalten führte zu dem Unfall."
negligente
Transliteration: /ne.ɡliˈdʒɛn.te/
"È stato negligente a non controllare i documenti."
descuidado
Transliteration: /des.kwiˈda.ðo/
"Fue muy descuidado al perder su pasaporte."
descuidado
Transliteration: /des.kwiˈda.du/
"Ele foi descuidado ao deixar a porta aberta."
लापरवाह
Transliteration: laparvah
"अपने काम के प्रति लापरवाह होना ठीक नहीं है।"
粗心的
Transliteration: cūxīn de
"他因为粗心而犯了一个大错误。"
부주의한
Transliteration: bujeu-uihan
"그의 부주의한 행동이 사고로 이어졌다."
不注意な
Transliteration: fuchuui na
"不注意なミスをしてしまい申し訳ありません。"
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